Ex-Petroceltic, Brian O’Cathain not ready to call it quits on Africa

摘要

British firm Europa Oil & Gas hasexpanded out of its tradition huntingground of Great Britain, Ireland andFrance to take a stake in the MoroccanInezgane Offshore Permit. This is a secondstart in North Africa for Europa Oil &Gas board member Brian O’Cathain.Until 2016, this Irish national was at thehelm of Petroceltic (now Sunny HillEnergy), which develops the Algeria AinTsila gas field alongside the national oilcompany Sonatrach. At the time, one ofPetroceltic’s investors, WorldviewCapital Management manoeuvred tohave him removed ( AEI 772). Sincethen O’Cathain, who was also the chiefexecutive of Afren from 2005 to 2007,has joined the board of Eland Oil & Gas,a junior firm active in Nigerian on OML40, and Europa Oil & Gas in 2018.